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... activity of adenylate cyclase in synthesizing cAMP from ATP and cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases ( PDE ) in hydrolyzing cAMP to inactive 5 ' - AMP . As with adenylate cyclase , CAMP phosphodiesterase activity decreased as the tick ...
... activity of adenylate cyclase in synthesizing cAMP from ATP and cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases ( PDE ) in hydrolyzing cAMP to inactive 5 ' - AMP . As with adenylate cyclase , CAMP phosphodiesterase activity decreased as the tick ...
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... activity ( CEA ; activity = relative humidity / 100 ) is the activity at which water uptake from the environment equals loss from the body . For this value to be lower than about 0.99 ( hemolymph activity ) the tick must have the ...
... activity ( CEA ; activity = relative humidity / 100 ) is the activity at which water uptake from the environment equals loss from the body . For this value to be lower than about 0.99 ( hemolymph activity ) the tick must have the ...
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... activity encountered in this microclimate . The behavior patterns for both A. americanum and A. maculatum with regard to questing activity and host responsiveness change before , during , and after their respective seasonal activity ...
... activity encountered in this microclimate . The behavior patterns for both A. americanum and A. maculatum with regard to questing activity and host responsiveness change before , during , and after their respective seasonal activity ...
Contents
Table of Contents | 13 |
Ticks on reptiles a difference of scale | 17 |
The cell biology of the ixodid tick salivary gland | 22 |
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20-hydroxyecdysone Acari acid acini acinus activity adenylate cyclase adult Aeschlimann Amblyomma americanum andersoni anti-tick antibodies antigen apolar arboreus Argas argasid Balashov basal Binnington Biochem bloodmeal Boophilus microplus cheliceral concentration copulation cuticle cycle Dermacentor variabilis Diehl digestive cells dromedarii ecdysone ecdysteroids eggs engorged Entomol enzyme extracts fed virgin Feldman-Muhsam female ticks fraction function Galun genital granules guinea pigs hebraeum hemocoel hemolymph holocyclus hormone host Hyalomma immune induced infestation Insect Physiol Ixodes Ixodes ricinus ixodid ticks Ixodoidea larvae lipid lone star tick lumen male mated females membrane metabolism midgut molting mouthparts nymphs Obenchain oocyte oogenesis Ornithodoros moubata ovary oviposition Parasitol phase pheromone protein receptor reproductive reptile ticks residual bodies ricinus salivary gland Sauer secretory sensilla sensory hairs serum sex pheromone Sonenshine sperm spermatophore studies supermolting tick feeding tick salivary glands tissues titers ultrastructure unfed females uptake variegatum virgin females vitellogenesis vitellogenin weight